Last Saturday, a 5-0 score line was never going to be a realistic possibility right after Mourinho revealed his first-team sheet. The presence of Pepe, Sami Khedira and Xabi Alonso on a three-man defensive midfield absolutely signaled the Special One’s intention on incensing his defensive stability rather than going all out offensively.
You can criticize Mourinho all you want but he was merely doing the right job, which was to prevent another humiliation especially in front of his own set of fans. Fair enough, the Catalans did take control of the ball for a majority of time although the likes of Xavi and Iniesta were constantly shackled by the three-men wall set up in Madrid’s midfield.
The question now is what formation will “The Special One” use today? would you dare to place a bet at sports gambling to the exact formation he will go with? will Real Madrid attack or will they defend.Barcelona’s style of play has been consistent throughout, they always play short passing, ball control, attacking game no matter the opponents.
The added spice today is that for a first time after a long time, the duo will play out the el-clasico in a neutral stadium – The Mestalla (Valencia). it is going to be an exciting game and honestly i hope Mourinho deploys an attacking Real Madrid today, what about you?
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